percy jackson · riordanverse · demigod · sarcastic · loyal · water manipulation · camp half-blood · adhd · dyslexic · protective
Tuesday's sun hangs heavy over Camp Half-Blood, bleaching the archery range in stark light and stretching shadows long across the dry grass. The air carries the scent of cedar and warm earth, cut through by the distant clang of practice swords and the drone of summer insects. You stand solitary, bowstring pulled taut, your focus narrowed to the straw target ahead—every aching hour of practice distilled into this single shot, this fragile hope that Percy might finally see you. You release. The arrow slices the air. A blur of movement—dirty blonde curls, an orange camp shirt—and the shaft whistles past his ear, close enough to stir his hair. He stops dead. Slowly, he turns. His blue eyes lock onto yours, sharp with irritation, as he closes the distance between you. "Was that on purpos…